Idhu Oru Nila Kaalam
From Tik Tik Tik · 1981
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Tik Tik Tik1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Ithu oru nila kaalam | This is a season of moonlight, |
| Iravugal kanaa kaanum} (2) | A season where nights dream. |
| Aadai kooda bhaaram aagum | Even garments feel like a heavy burden, |
| Ehh..paarijaadham eeram aagum | Hey, the night-flowering jasmine turns moist. |
| Imalaiyae vasantha vaanam | Oh Himalayas, a spring sky, |
| Paravaiyae varugavae | Welcome, oh bird! |
| Female | |
| Ithu oru nila kaalam | This is a season of moonlight, |
| Iravugal kanaa kaanum | A season where nights dream. |
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | ... |
| Female | |
| {Paavai kandaalae | Upon seeing this maiden, |
| Nilavu neliyaatho | Wouldn't the moon squirm with envy? |
| Azhagai paarthalae ohoo.. | Just beholding this beauty, ohoo, |
| Aruvi nimiratho} (2) | Wouldn't the waterfall stand tall in pride? |
| Female | |
| Vandu vanthu udaikaatha | An untouched flower that no bee |
| Poovum neeyae..ooohooo… | Has ever opened, that is you... |
| Yaarum vanthu nadakaatha | A untouched path upon which |
| Saalai neeyae | No one has walked, that is you. |
| Ullangkaiyil sorgam vanthu | Seeing heaven come down to rest |
| Uranga kandaalae | Right within the palm of the hand. |
| Female | |
| Ithu oru nila kaalam | This is a season of moonlight, |
| Iravugal kanaa kaanum | A season where nights dream. |
| Female | |
| {Thanga dhegangal | Won't these golden bodies |
| Thulli aadaatho | Leap and dance in joy? |
| Raaja megangal..oohooo.. | Won't the majestic royal clouds |
| Poovai thoovaatho} (2) | Shower a rain of blossoms? |
| Female | |
| Kannaadi unai kandu | Seeing your reflection, the mirror itself |
| Kangal koosum..ooohooo… | Will shyly close its eyes... |
| Vaanavillum naga chaayam | Even the rainbow will arrive |
| Vanthu poosum..oohooo… | To paint nail polish on you... |
| Paruva pookal puruvam asaithaal | If these youthful flowers twitch their eyebrows, |
| Bhoomi sutraathu | The earth itself will cease to rotate! |
| Female | |
| Ithu oru nila kaalam | This is a season of moonlight, |
| Iravugal kanaa kaanum | A season where nights dream. |
| Aadai kooda bhaaram aagum | Even garments feel like a heavy burden, |
| Ehh..paarijaadham eeram aagum | Hey, the night-flowering jasmine turns moist. |
| Imalaiyae vasantha vaanam | Oh Himalayas, a spring sky, |
| Paravaiyae varugavae | Welcome, oh bird! |
| Female | |
| Ithu oru nila kaalam | This is a season of moonlight, |
| Iravugal kanaa kaanum | A season where nights dream. |
{ இது ஒரு நிலாக்காலம்
இரவுகள் கனா காணும் } (2)
ஆடை கூட பாரமாகும்
ஏ பாரிஜாதம் ஈரமாகும்
இம்மலையே வசந்த வானம்
பறவையே வருகவே
This is a season of moonlight,
A season where nights dream.
Even garments feel like a heavy burden,
Hey, the night-flowering jasmine turns moist.
Oh Himalayas, a spring sky,
Welcome, oh bird!
இது ஒரு
நிலாக்காலம்
இரவுகள் கனா
காணும்
This is a season of moonlight,
A season where nights dream.
............................
...
{ பாவைக் கண்டாலே
நிலவு நெளியாதோ அழகைப்
பார்த்தாலே ஓஹோ
அருவி நிமிராதோ } (2)
Upon seeing this maiden,
Wouldn't the moon squirm with envy?
Just beholding this beauty, ohoo,
Wouldn't the waterfall stand tall in pride?
வண்டு வந்து
உடைக்காத பூவும் நீயே
ஓஹோ யாரும் வந்து
நடக்காத சாலை நீயே
உள்ளங்கையில் சொர்க்கம்
வந்து உறங்க கண்டாளே
An untouched flower that no bee
Has ever opened, that is you...
A untouched path upon which
No one has walked, that is you.
Seeing heaven come down to rest
Right within the palm of the hand.
இது ஒரு
நிலாக்காலம்
இரவுகள் கனா
காணும்
This is a season of moonlight,
A season where nights dream.
{ தங்க தேகங்கள்
துள்ளி ஆடாதோ ராஜ
மேகங்கள் ஓஹோ
பூவைத் தூவாதோ } (2)
Won't these golden bodies
Leap and dance in joy?
Won't the majestic royal clouds
Shower a rain of blossoms?
கண்ணாடி
உனைக் கண்டு
கண்கள் கூசும்
ஓஹோ வானவில்லும்
நகச்சாயம் வந்து பூசும்
ஓஹோ பருவப் பூக்கள்
புருவம் அசைத்தால்
பூமி சுற்றாது
Seeing your reflection, the mirror itself
Will shyly close its eyes...
Even the rainbow will arrive
To paint nail polish on you...
If these youthful flowers twitch their eyebrows,
The earth itself will cease to rotate!
இது ஒரு நிலாக்காலம்
இரவுகள் கனா காணும்
ஆடை கூட பாரமாகும்
ஏ பாரிஜாதம் ஈரமாகும்
இம்மலையே வசந்த வானம்
பறவையே வருகவே
This is a season of moonlight,
A season where nights dream.
Even garments feel like a heavy burden,
Hey, the night-flowering jasmine turns moist.
Oh Himalayas, a spring sky,
Welcome, oh bird!
இது ஒரு
நிலாக்காலம்
இரவுகள் கனா
காணும்
This is a season of moonlight,
A season where nights dream.
{Ithu oru nila kaalam
This is a season of moonlight,
Iravugal kanaa kaanum} (2)
A season where nights dream.
Aadai kooda bhaaram aagum
Even garments feel like a heavy burden,
Ehh..paarijaadham eeram aagum
Hey, the night-flowering jasmine turns moist.
Imalaiyae vasantha vaanam
Oh Himalayas, a spring sky,
Paravaiyae varugavae
Welcome, oh bird!
Ithu oru nila kaalam
This is a season of moonlight,
Iravugal kanaa kaanum
A season where nights dream.
………………………….
...
{Paavai kandaalae
Upon seeing this maiden,
Nilavu neliyaatho
Wouldn't the moon squirm with envy?
Azhagai paarthalae ohoo..
Just beholding this beauty, ohoo,
Aruvi nimiratho} (2)
Wouldn't the waterfall stand tall in pride?
Vandu vanthu udaikaatha
An untouched flower that no bee
Poovum neeyae..ooohooo…
Has ever opened, that is you...
Yaarum vanthu nadakaatha
A untouched path upon which
Saalai neeyae
No one has walked, that is you.
Ullangkaiyil sorgam vanthu
Seeing heaven come down to rest
Uranga kandaalae
Right within the palm of the hand.
Ithu oru nila kaalam
This is a season of moonlight,
Iravugal kanaa kaanum
A season where nights dream.
{Thanga dhegangal
Won't these golden bodies
Thulli aadaatho
Leap and dance in joy?
Raaja megangal..oohooo..
Won't the majestic royal clouds
Poovai thoovaatho} (2)
Shower a rain of blossoms?
Kannaadi unai kandu
Seeing your reflection, the mirror itself
Kangal koosum..ooohooo…
Will shyly close its eyes...
Vaanavillum naga chaayam
Even the rainbow will arrive
Vanthu poosum..oohooo…
To paint nail polish on you...
Paruva pookal puruvam asaithaal
If these youthful flowers twitch their eyebrows,
Bhoomi sutraathu
The earth itself will cease to rotate!
Ithu oru nila kaalam
This is a season of moonlight,
Iravugal kanaa kaanum
A season where nights dream.
Aadai kooda bhaaram aagum
Even garments feel like a heavy burden,
Ehh..paarijaadham eeram aagum
Hey, the night-flowering jasmine turns moist.
Imalaiyae vasantha vaanam
Oh Himalayas, a spring sky,
Paravaiyae varugavae
Welcome, oh bird!
Ithu oru nila kaalam
This is a season of moonlight,
Iravugal kanaa kaanum
A season where nights dream.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Ithu Oru Nila Kaalam is a sensuous, dreamy track celebrating beauty, youth, and nighttime romance. Set in an ethereal atmosphere, the lyrics capture delicate sensations where even lightweight garments feel burdensome and the night breeze drenches jasmine blossoms. Vairamuthu uses vivid imagery to convey how nature itself pays homage to youthful beauty: the moon feels eclipsed with envy, mirrors become dazzled, and rainbows come down to add color to her nails.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Iravugal kanaa kaanum”
Attributes human behaviors like dreaming to nights ('Iravugal kanaa kaanum') and shyness to mirrors ('Kannaadi unai kandu Kangal koosum').
Hyperbole
“Paruva pookal puruvam asaithaal Bhoomi sutraathu”
Extravagant exaggeration used to praise beauty, such as the rainbow painting nail polish or the earth stopping its rotation if eyebrow muscles twitch.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Paavai kandaalae / Azhagai paarthalae”
Tamil poetic rhyme scheme where the second letter of consecutive lines matches (e.g., Paavai / Azhagai).
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and famously rendered by S. Janaki, this track features prominently during a fashion show sequence in Bharathiraja's iconic 1981 crime thriller Tik Tik Tik, starring Kamal Haasan.
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